Frazz by Jef Mallett for March 19, 2023

When I was born, 1970, gender reveals weren’t conclusive until birth. Yes, there were tests at that time, but they weren’t that accurate.

You can think of all the things you would have missed if you were born earlier, good and bad, and then turn around and wonder what you’re going to miss in the future.

My folks endured a second ‘great depression’ in 1935 and I arrived. I think they spent a long time afterward wondering where things went wrong. : )

As to the once ubiquitous ‘gender reveal’ parties, I guess that falls under the old saw that ‘any excuse for a party is a good one’.

I feel really old now, hearing a song from 1990 referred to as an “old song”.

Kodak logo on Frazz’ shirt (a la Paul Simon’s. “Kodachrome”). Yeah, I noticed! ;)

Gender reveal parties are pretty good when done right (My friend did it by announcing her pregnancy in tandem. It was a well-timed double-surprise because she wasn’t noticeable yet!). Some people take it WAAAAAAAAY too far though >_>

Which Paul Simon song are they referring to?

Love the Kodak logo on Frazz’s T-shirt.

C’mon, they hardly ever start fires.

I missed out on casual interstellar space travel, but I also missed out on the Black Plague.

Putting aside the dangerous practices at those parties and the offense to trans, it’s just a crude reason for a party. “Hey, everybody! This baby has a [private part]!”

I tried doing a gender reveal at a fraternity party one time, but the gals all said it was disgusting and left the room.

Why care about something like that when you weren’t even aware if it were happening?

I’ve been puzzled about gender reveals. They’re the rage with young people (since they’re the ones having babies), yet young people tend to be liberal. Liberals tend to believe in gender fluidity. So why is there a big deal about revealing gender? Serious question.

In many languages, such as French and Spanish, all words have a gender. It is not always the gender you might imagine from what the word means.